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arbitrariness noun

  • The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
 Willkür, Arbitrarität, Willkürlichkeit

arbitrary adjective

  /ˈɑɹ.bɪˌtɹɛ(ə).ɹi/ , /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹi/ , /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/
  • (usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
 willkürlich, arbiträr, Ermessens-, frei, in freiem Ermessen, nach Ermessen
  • Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.
 willkürlich, arbiträr, launenhaft, eigenwillig, launisch, unbegründet
  • (mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
 beliebig, frei wählbar
Willkür-, eigenmächtig, erratisch, rücksichtslos
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